Comments on: How To Stop Receiving Paper Junk Mail and Save Trees

By: The Everyday Minimalist

The Everyday Minimalist — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:05:59 +0000

This drives me bonkers!

When I get junk mail from banks, I have to spend time calling them to let them know that I want to opt out of EVERYTHING

It’s been a slow process, but so far, I am receiving less and less, which makes me very happy.

By: vh

vh — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:16:57 +0000

It’s prob’ly not a good idea to put yourself on a list of the deceased. Back when we got blitzed with telephone solicitation all the time, one person got into the habit of telling nuisance callers that the person they were asking for had died. It got her off their lists, all right: and the credit bureaus all decided she was dead, too. She had a very difficult time convincing anyone that she was still living, and as you might imagine, the consequences were severe. Companies don’t correspond with dead people and so it’s pretty hard to get their attention.

By: MyMeans

MyMeans — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:39:37 +0000

Nice list of resources, I’ll be visiting each of the sites and seeing if I can remove myself from these lists. Although, I doubt it will help with my main nuisance, which are credit card offers from Capital One. I typically get 3-4 offers a week and have no idea how to stop them from coming.

By: Rajeev Singh

Rajeev Singh — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:17:45 +0000

These mails not only take a toll on trees but also are of immense nuisance value.. Loved your idea of Deceased DO Not Contact list.. Guess these things will work when nothing else does.

By: postal

postal — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:07:52 +0000

The main draw back is you will pay at least $1.00 to mail a letter because of your stupidity!!!! Trees are a “RENEWABLE” resource!!! Now get a life……

By: Stop Credit Card Offers

Stop Credit Card Offers — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:18:50 +0000

To contact the credit reporting bureaus directly and get them to stop selling your life away to the businesses, here are their contact infos:

Options
Equifax, Inc.
P.O. Box 740123
Atlanta, GA 30374-0123

Experian
901 West Bond
Lincoln, NE 68521
Attn: Consumer Services Department

TransUnion
Name Removal Option
P.O. Box 505
Woodlyn, PA 19094

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:16:22 +0000

However, I must disagree with your approach about the coupon promos that sometimes ends up in our mail boxes. I actually like them! I frankly would love to get MORE free coupons in the mail. That’s one junk mail surprise that I actually don’t mind. Red Plum sends me coupon sheets in the mail sometimes. The blue ValPak’s are nice but you’re right, I don’t usually find too many useful coupons in those. They are usually for things like car washes and air condition duct cleaning services.

But here in the Washington DC suburbs…we get the Washington Post Shopper’s Guide which is the local junk mail sender. The grocery store coupons they occasionally provide are actually pretty decent.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:10:15 +0000

Ray:

Another junk mailer that many people tend to overlook is the DMV. State deptartments of motor vehicles maintain a LOT of information about us and because we all frequently update our contact information regularly, it’s a valuable gold mine for the direct marketers. I’m sure the DMV’s out there are secretly selling our information to the mass mailers. That might explain why although I’ve followed the instructions in this blog post, that I’m still getting occasional junk letters and flyers through the mail.

By: Jay Mehr

Jay Mehr — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:36:20 +0000

Hahahaha Okay you’ve convinced me – I’m emailing the Direct Marketing Association’s website tonight and asking them to place my name and address on the Deceased Do Not Contact list. If they think I’m dead, maybe they will finally leave me the heck alone. Tired of all the junk letters I receive from these companies.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:20:51 +0000

Just to let you know…the credit reporting companies are one of the biggest marketers of junk mail spam. Equifax (formerly Polk) runs a direct marketing division. So does Experian with its Experian Marketing Solutions, and TransUnion. It’s hard to beat them when they have access to your continuously updated credit report information and are paid millions of dollars to spam you to death in the name of profits. but it’s still worth a try!